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    3. 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥

    聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥

    聞きく​は​一いっ時ときの​恥はじ、​聞きか​ぬ​は​一いっ生しょうの​恥はじ

    better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab79 strokes

    聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは一生の恥

    きくはいっときのはじ、きかぬはいっしょうのはじ

    Expressions

    1.
    better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
    proverb

    Characters that make up this word

    聞
    き.く・き.こえる…(2)
    hear・ask・listen
    Kanji
    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    時
    とき・-どき…(3)
    time・hour
    Kanji
    恥
    は.じる・はじ・は.じらう・は.ずかしい…(1)
    shame・dishonor
    Kanji
    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    ぬ
    nu
    Kana
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